Mary Augusta Ward (1851 - 1920)

Short name	Mary Augusta Ward
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First name	Mary Augusta
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Alternative name	Mary Arnold , Mrs Humphry Ward
Date of birth	1851
Date of death	1920
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Sex	Female
Place of birth	Australia
Place of death	England
Lived in	England
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Provisional Notes	Very much appreciated by the end of the 19th century in The Netherlands for her books on religious issues. geloofsproblematiek. Often compared to George Eliot. (Jacqueline Bel, 1993, p. 146) Campaigner against women's voting. Founding president of the Women's National Anti-Suffrage League. -- Seems to have sent in a nomination to award the Nobel Prize in Literature to George Meredith (1828-1909) in 1902. Nominations could only be made by a qualified, invited group of people (e.g. members of academies, university professors, presidents of representative author societies). Ward was selected for being a "Member of the Council of the Incorporated Society of Authors" [see link] - KLK 1904 KLK 1915

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Education	School education
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Spouse	Ward, Mrs. Humphry; Arnold; May Humphry Ward

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Memberships	Women's National Anti-Suffrage League
Place(s) of Residence	England

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Commented on in	*Lemma in Mannen en vrouwen van beteekenis in onze dagen Vier Engelse Romanciers Mrs. Humphry Ward [by G. Bonnet-Maury] Mrs. Humphry Ward. En litterær studie [by L. Aas] De beide Mrs Ward's
Mentioned in	Mention in Art. in De Gids in art.: Boekbeoordelingen * Mention of Mrs Humphry Ward in "Critical Studies" *Mention in Art. in De Gids
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